By Steve Brady A couple of months ago, there was a very large Pick 6 carryover at Santa Anita that I thought I’d try to take down. (Winning the Pick 6 is slightly better odds than winning the Super Lotto. It requires picking the winners of the last six races of the day. If no one succeeds on that given day, the money in the pool carries over to the next day.) It was a Thursday and I slipped out
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Finding an Oasis in Nashville's Jock Radio Landscape
Posted on 7:26 AM by ergeg
Jock radio in Nashville isn't so good. That is to say, it could be greatly improved upon. There's 104.5-FM The Zone, primarily a conduit for FOX Sports. There's 106.7-FM The Fan, which means primarily ESPN Radio. And then there's SportsRadio WNSR 560-AM, which mixes original local programming with feeds from Sporting News Radio. There are swampy sinkholes throughout this landscape. Sports freaks
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Pacman's Latest Escapades Create More PR Nightmares for Titans
Posted on 9:22 AM by ergeg
Public altercations involving unsavory characters. Suspicious automobiles. Guns. Cocaine. Huge amounts of cash. What sounds like the teaser for a forthcoming episode of “Law & Order” is actually a slice from the life of Tennessee Titans defensive back Adam (“Pacman”) Jones. Last year’s #1 Titans draft choice (pictured, left) was a PR nightmare from the beginning. In summer 2005 he held out from
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Immigration's Great if You're Pedro Martinez, but the Rest Is a Mess
Posted on 10:53 PM by ergeg
Where would American sports of the past 50 years be without immigrants? The face of American baseball has been radically altered in the past decades by the influx of gifted Hispanics. European basketball players are definitely the hottest trend in the NBA. NFL football sees less of this but there are a few exceptions, with African nationals seeming to be the most prevalent new group of players.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Titans Get Young: The Great Experiment Begins
Posted on 3:23 AM by ergeg
Sam's Place Sports Bar & Grill (pictured, left) in Nashville's Hillsboro Village is a fine place to watch the NFL draft. It's 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, and too early for alcohol, but that doesn't stop the predominantly male (all ages) crowd from getting started. Beer and sandwiches all around, and the clientele of about 30 or so, along with a new barmaid whom I've never seen before—with a
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Who Will Emerge Unscathed from the Kentucky Derby's Organized Chaos?
Posted on 2:47 AM by ergeg
[Editor's Note: Sports Media America proudly presents this guest column by Los Angeles-based correspondent Steve Brady. Steve's become a savvy horse player in the recent era, and his stylish, catchy prose not only zeros in on the whys and wherefores of winning thoroughbreds but also makes the newbie horse-racing fan feel welcome at the track. So read and learn. But, as always, don't bet the farm
Monday, April 24, 2006
Hernandez' Remarks Challenge Political Correctness, But Has He Got a Point?
Posted on 6:49 PM by ergeg
Okay, time for honesty. Let's have a show of male hands. How many of you out there think it's cool that a woman was hanging out in the San Diego Padres dugout during Saturday's game against the New York Mets? Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez was reprimanded for speaking his mind about 33-year-old massage therapist Kelly Calabrese, who is apparently employed full-time by the Padres. After spotting
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